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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Loeffler, the well-known second violin of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, as an instructor and coach. This great improvement in coaching will, it is expected, enable the Sodality to play a more serious class of music to greater effect, and in order to set a higher standard of membership, all men who are not active in the Sodality at present, or who have not been attending rehearsals regularly will be placed on the same footing with the candidates. Mr. Loeffler will take charge on Monday, March 28, for the rest of the season...
...Pierian are to be congratulated in their acquisition of a permanent coach and one so competent as Mr. Loeffler. With his aid and by adopting a stricter policy in regard to membership, the standard of the orchestra promises to be higher in the future. Moreover assurance of good training will doubtless prove an attraction...
...study architecture will be obliged to pass in both the History of Greece and Rome and the History of the United States and England, as well as in Freehand Drawing, and in the following year the new requirements for admission to the Scientific School going into effect, the standard of entrance will in the course of five years be gradually raised to an equality with that of the College...
...have formed it will not fail to see that it is firmly established; second, the best debaters in college by coming into closer contact with one another will gain mutual benefit; third, a central organization is calculated to encourage the best form of rivalry and to place a higher standard on debating, and last, by setting a higher standard membership in the club will grow in general esteem...
...weak at the bat. He is the most promising candidate for a field position next to the three men above mentioned. In the infield Foster, Haughton and Lewis are doing good work, but Haughton seems to have the best chance for first if his batting continues of a high standard. The most promising men for the other infield positions are: For second base-Vincent, Haskell, Maguire, Farrington, Chandler, Holt and Davis; for third-Bergen, Clark, Litchfield, and Ewer; for short stop-Laughlin, Pote, McVey, Galbraith, Beardsell and Stevens. At second Chandler seems to be a better man than at short...